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    Sabrina Ongkiko gave a talk at TEDxADMU about her experience and passion as a public school teacher. She chose to become a teacher despite having studied at Ateneo de Manila University and having the dream of becoming a doctor. In her talk, she spoke passionately about using students' dreams as inspiration to push for better education in the Philippines. She believes that by helping students succeed, she is helping the future of the country. Her talk was inspiring and moved the audience with her commitment to teaching and her students.

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    Sabrina Ongkiko gave a talk at TEDxADMU about her experience and passion as a public school teacher. She chose to become a teacher despite having studied at Ateneo de Manila University and having the dream of becoming a doctor. In her talk, she spoke passionately about using students' dreams as inspiration to push for better education in the Philippines. She believes that by helping students succeed, she is helping the future of the country. Her talk was inspiring and moved the audience with her commitment to teaching and her students.

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    Sabrina Ongkiko gave a talk at TEDxADMU about her experience and passion as a public school teacher. She chose to become a teacher despite having studied at Ateneo de Manila University and having the dream of becoming a doctor. In her talk, she spoke passionately about using students' dreams as inspiration to push for better education in the Philippines. She believes that by helping students succeed, she is helping the future of the country. Her talk was inspiring and moved the audience with her commitment to teaching and her students.

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    Sabrina Ongkiko

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    Sabrina Ongkiko gave a talk at TEDxADMU about her experience and passion as a public school teacher. She chose to become a teacher despite having studied at Ateneo de Manila University and having the dream of becoming a doctor. In her talk, she spoke passionately about using students' dreams as inspiration to push for better education in the Philippines. She believes that by helping students succeed, she is helping the future of the country. Her talk was inspiring and moved the audience with her commitment to teaching and her students.

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    Some of the key takeaways are that Sabsy Ongkiko has chosen to become a public school teacher despite having the dream of becoming a doctor, she speaks passionately about making a difference in students' lives and giving them hope for the future, and finds true joy and purpose in her work.

    Sabsy Ongkiko has chosen to become a public school teacher, going against what many would consider a conventional career path.

    Sabsy Ongkiko wants to convey a message of hope to her students and help them believe in their future and the future of the Philippines.

    Published on Feb 10, 2013 It's time to do our homework.

    Sabsy Ongkiko is a proud Ateneo alumna who is currently pursuing her personal vocation in life as a public school teacher. She's currently living out her dream of teaching by using her students' dreams as her inspiration to push for a better education system in the country. What will be the parting remarks of this DepEd spokesperson before she leaves to pursue further studies on Education in Australia? She grows the nation with her passion for education. _________________ In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations

    Sabrina Ongkiko at TEDxADMU: Our Return on Investment


    Posted in Blog By ISA Admin On February 11, 2013
    A truly inspiring and passionate talk by Sabs Ongkiko about the public school system, her profession, and her students. Kung gusto mo makilala ang bansa mo, kung gusto mong mas maintindihan pa ang bansa mo, tara magturo ka sa public school. Kasi nandito ang karamihan ng mga estudyante natin. At sa bawat isang estudyante, ang buhay nila at ng mga magulang nila na nasasaksihan mo araw araw ay sumasalamin sa buhay ng karamihan ng mga pilipino. Ang bawat tagumpay nila, at ang panunumbalik ng paniniwala nila sa sarili nila, ay tagumpay at panunumbalik ng paniniwala sa kinabukasan ng Pilipinas. Saludo kami sayo Sabs at sa lahat ng Public School teachers na katulad mo .

    Sabrina Ongkiko: Transcendent love


    RETURN ON INVESTMENT. Seeing your child grow up to follow her true calling and live her life with pure joy is more than enough. Screen grab from YouTube (TEDxTalks)

    She graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University, the dream of someday becoming a doctor tucked safely in her back pocket. However, she has decided to forego that dream for now and has taken on the most improbable role:

    She has chosen to become a public school teacher. Her chosen vocation is unconventional, goes against the grain. And yet for all the right reasons, her story stands out precisely because of the unique path she has chosen. She never intended to broadcast her entire life story. But by condensing the experiences of her teaching years into a 20-minute TEDx talk, she unwittingly bears her entire inner self. After hearing her speak, its like you know just what kind of person she is. That is how sincerely she comes across. The insights that flow from her mind and the emotions that flow from her heart belie her young age. She speaks with a passion and confidence that many of us would kill to have. And her sense of purpose is so strikingly clear that it forces us to put our own lives into perspective and assess whether they contain even half the significance that is present in hers. It doesnt matter at what life stage we are at. Child, parent, grandparent everyone who witnesses young Sabsys talk is smitten by her principles, transformed into students who hang on to every word spoken by the wise teacher speaking convincingly in front of the class. Her narrative goes against the stereotypes of todays young generation; in the end, it is never about herself. She gives her speech in Tagalog primarily with her students in mind so that they may understand her message of hope. She gushes about other public school teachers who have been at it for much longer than her but remain just as dedicated today. And of course, she talks at length about for whom she got into this line of work in the first place her students, whom she even thanks for teaching her about life, and not the other way around. Clearly, Sabsy is the epitome of selflessness. From this selflessness resonates an infectious, unadulterated joy. The talk is entitled Our Return on Investment, a reference to a conversation Sabsy had with her father (who is present in the audience) regarding the poor ROI of becoming a public school teacher vis--vis an expensive Ateneo education. Near the end of her talk, she gently chides her father on the true worth of what she does for a living. And in a spontaneous, endearing father-daughter moment, she playfully points to her father with a smirk and a wink as the audience showers her with applause. In a talk filled with memorable moments, this is by far the most touching. It effectively closes the gap between speaker and audience. It transforms Sabsy from a heroine raised upon a dais who has performed the impossible into a human being friend, classmate, daughter who is just like you and me.

    That moment allows each of us to, if just for a fleeting instance, dream her dream and wonder, Hmm, if she can do it, then maybe I can, too. I wonder what Sabsys father was feeling as he watched his daughter in the spotlight. If I were in his shoes, I would probably remember what it was like to hold her in my arms as a baby, remember our times together when she was a child. And in a flood of love, I would feel incredibly pleased and proud of the fact that she is one of the few who has found her passion in life and is genuinely happy with her life. That, in my mind, would be the biggest return on investment a father could ever wish for.

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